Table 1 1 . Cattle and Calves - Inventory and Sales: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Nobles 
Norman 
Olmsted 
Otter Tail 
Pennington 
Pine 
Pipestone 
INVENTORY - Con. 
Cattle and calves - Con. 
Cattle on feed (see text) 
farms, 2012 
71 
15 
58 
119 
4 
33 
69 
2007 
84 
14 
133 
159 
5 
63 
66 
number, 2012 
38,434 
755 
9,052 
8,092 
146 
1,719 
18,215 
2007 
30,796 
464 
8,853 
6,561 
(D) 
1,880 
10,138 
2012 farms by inventory: 
1 to 1 9 
farms 
3 
- 
8 
35 
1 
8 
3 
number 
43 
- 
107 
524 
(D) 
(D) 
46 
20 to 49 
farms 
16 
8 
16 
34 
1 
12 
14 
number 
490 
267 
441 
962 
(D) 
352 
458 
50 to 99 
farms 
8 
7 
20 
23 
2 
9 
6 
number 
576 
488 
(D) 
1,336 
(D) 
615 
417 
100 to 199 
farms 
6 
- 
9 
19 
3 
16 
number 
802 
- 
(D) 
2,242 
- 
340 
2,630 
200 to 499 
farms 
18 
- 
4 
8 
- 
1 
18 
number 
6,063 
- 
1,200 
3,028 
- 
(D) 
5,458 
500 or more 
farms 
20 
- 
1 
- 
- 
12 
number 
30,460 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
9,206 
SALES 
Milk from cows (see text) 
farms, 2012 
26 
9 
85 
239 
3 
65 
18 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
$1,000, 2012 
22,651 
(D) 
40,730 
53,653 
(D) 
(D) 
21,250 
2007 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms, 2012 
241 
103 
377 
864 
111 
376 
231 
2007 
252 
108 
463 
935 
102 
433 
256 
number, 2012 
76,231 
4,304 
23,598 
42,791 
6,595 
11,155 
37,670 
2007 
66,483 
3,237 
23,849 
45,273 
4,795 
11,552 
22,592 
$1,000, 2012 
81,547 
4,854 
21,844 
40,027 
6,688 
9,684 
47,418 
2007 
61,061 
2,052 
22,333 
35,349 
3,504 
(D) 
19,919 
2012 farms by number sold: 
1 to 9 
farms 
46 
31 
119 
247 
26 
145 
33 
number 
222 
167 
539 
1,181 
(D) 
742 
129 
1 0 to 1 9 
farms 
22 
22 
67 
192 
25 
96 
22 
number 
281 
(D) 
931 
2,680 
351 
1,316 
304 
20 to 49 
farms 
50 
36 
89 
222 
29 
66 
57 
number 
1,500 
1,106 
2,698 
6,843 
960 
1,974 
1,665 
50 to 99 
farms 
33 
6 
53 
105 
12 
49 
30 
number 
2,181 
396 
3,587 
6,977 
815 
3,228 
1,881 
1 00 to 1 99 
farms 
25 
2 
31 
53 
10 
14 
32 
number 
3,476 
(D) 
4,251 
7,112 
1,114 
1,809 
4,606 
200 to 499 
farms 
29 
6 
15 
33 
7 
6 
41 
number 
8,932 
2,050 
4,113 
8,392 
2,005 
2,086 
12,744 
500 or more 
farms 
36 
- 
3 
12 
2 
- 
16 
number 
59,639 
- 
7,479 
9,606 
(D) 
- 
16,341 
Calves weighing less than 500 pounds, 
sold 
farms, 2012 
73 
25 
137 
321 
39 
167 
52 
2007 
55 
40 
172 
404 
38 
221 
67 
number, 2012 
14,953 
314 
4,783 
9,891 
382 
2,560 
4,726 
2007 
12,639 
1,039 
4,239 
10,558 
495 
3,860 
2,870 
2012 farms by number sold: 
1 to 9 
farms 
15 
13 
48 
111 
20 
82 
12 
number 
53 
70 
215 
477 
82 
(D) 
44 
10 to 19 
farms 
4 
7 
25 
82 
15 
38 
2 
number 
47 
98 
(D) 
1,065 
170 
499 
(D) 
20 to 49 
farms 
11 
5 
39 
65 
4 
38 
19 
number 
336 
146 
1,198 
1,861 
130 
992 
541 
50 to 99 
farms 
23 
- 
17 
35 
- 
7 
7 
number 
1,275 
- 
1,031 
2,215 
- 
461 
(D) 
100 to 199 
farms 
3 
- 
6 
23 
- 
2 
4 
number 
340 
- 
831 
2,523 
- 
(D) 
526 
200 to 499 
farms 
5 
- 
1 
5 
- 
7 
number 
1,000 
- 
(D) 
1,750 
- 
- 
1,925 
500 or more 
farms 
12 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
1 
number 
11,902 
- 
(D) 
- 
" 
- 
(D) 
Cattle, including calves weighing 500 pounds 
or more, sold 
farms, 2012 
206 
100 
341 
782 
100 
340 
213 
2007 
229 
99 
420 
862 
94 
371 
227 
number, 2012 
61,278 
3,990 
18,815 
32,900 
6,213 
8,595 
32,944 
2007 
53,844 
2,198 
19,610 
34,715 
4,300 
7,692 
19,722 
2012 farms by number sold: 
1 to 9 
farms 
45 
33 
129 
276 
25 
154 
31 
number 
202 
(D) 
571 
1,250 
(D) 
693 
114 
10 to 19 
farms 
20 
28 
57 
164 
19 
80 
26 
number 
268 
405 
807 
2,217 
258 
1,071 
360 
20 to 49 
farms 
51 
26 
76 
189 
28 
59 
47 
number 
1,591 
792 
2,324 
5,841 
957 
1,855 
1,376 
50 to 99 
farms 
21 
6 
43 
81 
10 
33 
29 
number 
1,343 
408 
2,897 
5,212 
698 
2,092 
1,786 
100 to 199 
farms 
20 
1 
23 
49 
9 
9 
31 
number 
2,355 
(D) 
3,189 
6,172 
965 
1,039 
4,431 
200 to 499 
farms 
25 
6 
10 
12 
7 
5 
35 
number 
8,022 
2,050 
2,545 
3,187 
2,005 
1,845 
10,748 
500 or more 
farms 
24 
- 
3 
11 
2 
- 
14 
number 
47,497 
- 
6,482 
9,021 
(D) 
- 
14,129 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Minnesota 403 
